Buxtehude, officially the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude, is a town on the Este River in northern Germany, in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and is connected to Hamburg's S-Bahn rapid transit network. Buxtehude is a medium sized town and the second largest municipality in the Stade district, lying on the southern border of the Altes Land region close to the city state of Hamburg. The towns of Horneburg and Stade lie to its west, and a number of incorporated villages with mostly upscale housing, including Ottensen and Apensen, lie to its south.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude53.476944 degrees north 1 FAQs
Why is Buxtehude called the fairytale capital of the world?
The Brothers Grimm tale of the hare and the hedgehog is set in the town.
The nickname comes from the Brothers Grimm tale of the hare and the hedgehog, which is set in Buxtehude. The name also turns up in numerous other German tales. Buxtehude shares the epithet with Kassel.
Sources
1. Buxtehude (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 41,103 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.476944, longitude 9.701111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 5 m
P2046 (area)
area 76.49 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 41103 (2025)
View the Source2. Buxtehude (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 959
A settlement by the Este river is first recorded in 959.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 959
A settlement by the Este river is first recorded in 959.
Source text, founding-year: 959
A settlement by the Este river is first recorded in 959.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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